Recreational Infrastructure
Ontario
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About the Program
In addition to $33 billion the Government of Canada has already committed to infrastructure across Canada, Canada's Economic Action Plan provides almost $12 billion in new stimulus funding over the next two years. This included $500 million over two years for the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program to support upgrading and renewal of recreational facilities in communities. The federal allocation for Ontario is $195 million.
The Government of Ontario's 2009 provincial budget — Confronting the Challenge: Building Our Economic Future — provides $32.5 billion in infrastructure investments over the next two years, including $195 million for recreation infrastructure projects.
The deadline to submit applications was May 29, 2009. There was a great deal of interest in the program. Applicants submitted more than 1,500 applications with total project costs of more than $1.5 billion. The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $380 million in hundreds of infrastructure projects. The federal and provincial governments are each contributing up to one third of a project's total eligible cost, up to a maximum of $1 million each per project, with recipients providing the remaining balance.
For more information, including program eligibility and selection criteria, please refer to the Program Guide.
Program Guide (HTML version)
Program Guide (PDF version, 53 KB, 8 pages)
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